Category: 1960s

We Wear Short Shorts

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That’s a tight formation, boys.

Other than the silkiness of the shorts, the track and field outfits for these Dallas high school fellas in 1967 didn’t vary much from those in 1936 at the University of Kansas.

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Still, a little more length in the shorts might be preferable. I don’t think he’s going to clear this one, y’all.

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When School Was Cool:1968

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Hello? A jukebox in your high school lunchroom? What a great way to burn calories after a meal of cubed ham and ambrosia. 

And lollipops, too? Sugar, sugar.

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 Bask in the sweet threads of Double V-neck and Paisley Prince, playing with electric race cars. Did they get class credit for this?

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 Even Algebra looks fun!

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Perhaps I spoke to soon. 

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The Wheels On The Bus

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Did you spend hours on a school bus each dreadful morning and liberated afternoon with friendly-faced drivers such as these? Or were your drivers a little touched in the head? Did your buddies shoot spitballs at the back of said heads?

Recognize these faces? Surely they wouldn’t cause any trouble.

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No rebellious nature in these well-behaved young men.

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The 1941 students appear much more welcoming. All aboard!

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Oops! Caught them mid-embrace!

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Buses allowed downtime to chill with your pals.

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Perhaps you were on a sports team and took a chartered bus. I can’t say as I ever did that.

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And after all these years, they keep rolling.

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